Inept Reviewer versus the Jet Set Willy Banyan Tree

It was 7.26am, and somehow home from the pub alive whilst narrowly avoiding fights along the way, your intrepid host braves the hardest room in gaming history: Jet Set Willy's 'The Banyan Tree'. Expecting a 2 hour chore, surprisingly, the tree proved less tricky than I remembered. The drunken midas touch prevailed apparently. Still this is one of the trickiest things you're ever likely to face in a game, especially one that only gives you 8 lives to complete another 100+ hellish rooms of torture!

Warning: Contains much drunken rambling and more swear words than you'd hear at a Roy Chubby Brown performance.

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• tree
• banyon

[collieuk]

Sorry about the lack of sound but that's Youtube for you. I'll upload a new version some day if I have the original source video still.

[BobCassidy]

Cant get enough of this video. Great clip, but what song is it????

[collieuk]

Senses Working Overtime by XTC.

Crikey this video takes me back -- mostly to staggering home pissed at 5am from the pub last summer and then switching on the old PC and firing up a few old games. I haven't had a decent piss-up all summer which is why this utterly knackered video is probably going to remain one of a kind.... for a while at least.

[mark24173]

This takes me back. One thing though - what's with the scroll thing flying around in the master bedroom? The rest of the game looks totally normal

[collieuk]

I think it's because it's the 128K version of JSW which seems to be JSW2 with different music. So there's a lot of strange rooms that aren't in the original but the Banyan Tree remains the same.

[bugjam05]

now try doing the banyan tree at with the speed on normal..(FAKE)

[collieuk]

That is normal. What version have you been playing?

[ScrewAttackEurope]

Matthew Smith hates players... you didn't finish that line!

[CowboyStyle82]

This is actually the best drunken video ever I mean the fucking banyan tree man well done mate!

[rocksoliddude1]

that room was borderline impossible

[pmanngw]

What is the soundtrack they are moaning about?

[clark051973]

Ha ha You have covered one of my favourite games. Your a star mate and your videos are hilarious lol Keep up the good work.

[doctrui]

"fucking", "fucking", "fucking"... this guy knows how to talk

[MannaMachine69]

Agreed, one of if not THE hardest game ever. Like some psychadelic schitzophrenic nightmare. The programmer was Satanic imo. Or a Tory.

[braineaterknux]

That was hilarious, creative use of cussing too.

[BobCassidy]

Its been a quiet summer alright at the inept reviewing department. Hope things improve for the Autumn.